What is the Greatest Common Factor of 23796 and 23805?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 23796 and 23805 is 9.

GCF(23796,23805) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 23796 and 23805, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 23796 and 23805.

How to find the GCF of 23796 and 23805?

We will first find the prime factorization of 23796 and 23805. After we will calculate the factors of 23796 and 23805 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 23796

Prime factors of 23796 are 2, 3, 661. Prime factorization of 23796 in exponential form is:

23796 = 2² × 3² × 661¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 23805

Prime factors of 23805 are 3, 5, 23. Prime factorization of 23805 in exponential form is:

23805 = 3² × 5¹ × 23²

Step-3: Factors of 23796

List of positive integer factors of 23796 that divides 23796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 661, 1322, 1983, 2644, 3966, 5949, 7932, 11898

Step-4: Factors of 23805

List of positive integer factors of 23805 that divides 23796 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 23, 45, 69, 115, 207, 345, 529, 1035, 1587, 2645, 4761, 7935

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 23796 and 23805. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 23796 and 23805 is 9.

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